Tap water in Durham, NC — ZIP 27709
2 public water systems serving about 560,790 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Poor
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 27709
Durham, City Of
PWSID NC0332010 · serves 333,490 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 6.5 ppt — above federal limit
Cary, Town Of
PWSID NC0392020 · serves 227,300 ·
surface water
1 health-based / 2 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 7.3 ppt
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology